Sep 1Dec 31
The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from years of fall color records. A forecast, not a live observation.When each area's color is predicted to peak this season. The date doesn't change this view.
Fall foliage near Murray County, Georgia
Explore locations and scenic byways near Murray County, Georgia.
In Murray County
1 to 2 hours
Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway57 mi · 1 hr 24 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway69 mi · 1 hr 42 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Amicalola Falls State Park40 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark53 mi · 1 hr 14 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge54 mi · 1 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park56 mi · 1 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGeorgia Highway 19760 mi · 1 hr 28 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorGibbs Gardens56 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorVogel State Park67 mi · 1 hr 39 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlood Mountain70 mi · 1 hr 40 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway68 mi · 1 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway69 mi · 1 hr 42 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCloudland Canyon State Park69 mi · 1 hr 47 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee65 mi · 1 hr 47 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrasstown Bald74 mi · 1 hr 54 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center76 mi · 1 hr 59 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color
2 to 3 hours
Lookout Mountain Parkway101 mi · 2 hr 16 minAlabamaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorDeSoto State Park101 mi · 2 hr 18 minAlabamaPeak: Late OctoberLittle River Canyon Rim Parkway114 mi · 2 hr 37 minAlabamaPeak: Late OctoberFall Creek Falls State Park104 mi · 2 hr 41 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park104 mi · 2 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park104 mi · 2 hr 42 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park128 mi · 2 hr 42 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center130 mi · 2 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPrentice Cooper State Forest81 mi · 2 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveWoodlands Trace263 mi · 5 hr 14 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Seven Islands State Birding Park144 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFrozen Head State Park139 mi · 3 hr 6 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNorris Dam State Park150 mi · 3 hr 11 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMonte Sano State Park (Huntsville)151 mi · 3 hr 15 minAlabamaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest124 mi · 3 hr 19 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge140 mi · 3 hr 20 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)136 mi · 3 hr 26 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorOneonta & Blount County171 mi · 3 hr 27 minAlabamaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway147 mi · 3 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park139 mi · 3 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberLong Hunter State Park176 mi · 3 hr 33 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)180 mi · 3 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCheaha State Park144 mi · 3 hr 40 minAlabamaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park183 mi · 3 hr 43 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob155 mi · 3 hr 47 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGraveyard Fields157 mi · 3 hr 50 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway158 mi · 3 hr 57 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum169 mi · 4 hrNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy178 mi · 4 hr 1 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorCullman County181 mi · 4 hr 2 minAlabamaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate171 mi · 4 hr 2 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park165 mi · 4 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain164 mi · 4 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park171 mi · 4 hr 9 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorPisgah National Forest173 mi · 4 hr 14 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve172 mi · 4 hr 15 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCumberland Falls State Park210 mi · 4 hr 22 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCraggy Gardens189 mi · 4 hr 27 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJones Gap State Park180 mi · 4 hr 29 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorParis Mountain State Park188 mi · 4 hr 33 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park197 mi · 4 hr 43 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway212 mi · 4 hr 43 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color
Driving distance and time by road from Murray County.
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Planning Your Trip to Murray County
From Murray County you can reach 13 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Georgia, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.
When to Visit
Across the destinations we track around Murray County, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Murray County
Amicalola Falls State Park
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Vogel State Park
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How we know when Murray County peaks
Each date above comes from years of fall color records at that specific spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw — not a regional average wearing a local name. Where a location has no usable observations of its own, we withhold the date and point you somewhere nearby that does.